I remember as a child having to write a few things we were thankful for in school and how hard holidays can be when you've gone though something traumatic but counting all the good things in life helps realize that not all hope is gone; not all is bad.
So now what am I thankful for?
I'm so thankful for...
- My husband, who has always stood by my side. He's been very supportive of all I've wanted to do. He listened to me when I needed someone to talk to, he's been my shoulder when I needed one to cry on, and he's always been by my side whenever I needed to do anything like speaking at Take Back The Night. He's shown me that there are men that I can trust, and that there are good guys out there, that they aren't all bad like some who have hurt me in my past.
- My daughter. She's one of my biggest blessings. I never thought I'd have kids because I didn't want to bring a child into such a cruel world and chance them going through the abuse I did. Thanks to my husband I changed my mind-and I couldn't be happier that I did! She is sweet, innocent, full of evergy and she's my way to have the childhood I wish I had.
- My family and friends. I am very lucky to have such a large support system. While yes I've been hurt by some family and others turned their back on me when I came out about the abuse I had gone through, a large majority of my family believed me and helped me. I'm so thankful for my friends and family who have helped me and always been there for me. While it is hard to talk about the abuse to people, my friends have never looked at me differently like I use to get told they would. Thanks to my friends and family they have showed me how to live life and have fun, I have many great memories to look back on now.
- V.I.P. and school counselors. Once I came forward about my abuse I had a lot of help from both my school counselors and V.I.P. Even before I admitted that my "grandfather" was abusing me, my counselor got me help from VIP to deal with my abuse from my "father". I'm also thankful that there are programs such as these (and more) to help other victims get the help they need.
- Horses. While I have talked to counselors and they have helped there's nothing like the calming effect of being around horses. I'm so thankful I've had horses in my life-when thing are feeling overwhelming I know I can always brush, ride or just be around the horses at the barn and get my calm back.
- A roof over my head, power, and having food to eat each day. I know there are many people in the world that don't have those simple things in life.
- Getting over my fears. This year with help of my daughter and friends I got over my fear of snakes. I never thought that would happen. I also never thought I'd find myself married and with children, but thanks to my husband I let go of the fears that were holding me back there.
- And this year we got a nice surprise that we're expecting a second baby! I loved being pregnant with my daughter and am very excited and thankful that I'm going to experience pregnancy again :)
Well I hope that you all find that you have many things to be thankful for this year as well, and that you all have a very happy Thanksgiving.
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